Naturopathic Medicine: Reinventing primary care physicians.

Naturopathic Medicine manages a broad range of health conditions affecting every

type of person of all ages. It exists to treat the whole person without harm through the healing power of nature by finding the root cause of minor illnesses and preventing them from developing into more serious chronic and degenerative diseases. Naturopathic Medicine offers education and training to patients and counsels them into healthier lifestyles. Future physicians studying Naturopathic Medicine are educated with the same general medical curriculum as an M.D., but also study traditional natural therapeutics emphasizing lifestyle changes, disease prevention, and optimal wellness. With this said, and in line with treating the whole person, doctors of Naturopathic Medicine are being recognized as primary care physicians. They perform physical examinations, laboratory testing, gynecological exams, nutritional and dietary assessments, metabolic analysis, and allergy testing. They may order diagnostic testing, as well as incorporate a wide variety of natural therapeutics. The current scope of Naturopathic Medicine includes, but is not limited to:

Clinical Nutrition
Hydrotherapy
Botanical Medicine
Homeopathic Medicine
Physical Medicine
Oriental Medicine
Naturopathic Obstetrics
Psychological Medicine
Minor surgery

Because Naturopathic Medicine focuses on a proactive approach, it is making a strong case in lieu of the increased incidence of chronic degenerative diseases among our aging population. For example, "Early onset Alzheimer's disease, designated by its incidence under the age of 60, afflicts about 200,000 Americans or about 5 percent of the estimated four million who suffer from AD." In conventional medicine, treating symptoms is the primary focus; in Naturopathic Medicine the physicians are trained to find the underlying cause of an illness. Their patients are taught the principles of healthy living in order to prevent major illnesses. Also, conventional doctors are prescribing more and more medications that cause side effects, leaving the patients scared, confused, and at times reluctant to continue treatment. It is a distinct principle that therapies of Naturopathic Medicine avoid causing harm.

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Naturopathic Medicine: Reinventing Primary Care Physicians

Naturopathic Medicine:
Reinventing Primary Care Physicians